Sunday, 16 October 2016

Delta airlines defended a flight attendant accused of racial discrimination during an in-flight medical emergency.
Dr. Tamika Cross, an OBGYN resident, accused a flight attendant of
discrimination because the attendant refused to believe Cross was a
doctor.
Cross, 28, is the chief resident at Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson
Hospital in Houston, Texas — which means she is still in training.
In her Facebook post, Cross explained that a crew member called for a
physician when a male passenger lost consciousness during a flight to
Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Cross said she volunteered to help, but the flight attended told her she needed a “real” physician.
“She said to me, ‘Oh no, sweetie, put your hand down, we are looking
for actual physicians or nurses or some type of medical personnel, We
don’t have time to talk to you,” Cross wrote.
Cross said the flight attendant began “bombarding me with questions”
when she told her that she was a doctor. But Cross did not produce any
credentials to prove she had a medical background.
Eventually, a white male stepped forward and announced he was a doctor.
“She says to me, ‘Thanks for your help, but he can help us, and he
has his credentials,” Cross wrote. “(Mind you he hasn’t shown anything
to her. Just showed up and fit the ‘description of a doctor’) I stay
seated. Mind blown. Blood boiling.”
Later, the flight attendant apologized to Cross for the misunderstanding and offered her SkyMiles.
“I kindly refused,” Cross said. “This is going higher than her. I don’t want SkyMiles in exchange for blatant discrimination.”
A message posted on the Delta website,
stated that three passengers identified themselves as doctors but only
one “was able to produce documentation of medical training.”
Delta stated the flight attendant followed proper protocol by requesting documentation.
Some Facebook users accused Cross of being an angry black woman with a
superiority complex who made the in-flight emergency all about her.